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Hi all, I'm trying to re seat the bulb for the vu meter in my ashdown ctm 300. Does anyone know how to get to it, or remove the sleeve etc so I can access it? Thanks.

I havent had chance to open it up fully yet, but it sounds so good at lower levels (although we know that's no guarantee). It's a real rich vintage sounding cab, which suits what I do, rather than a hifi one. It's a db elbee 1210. Contains a 10" and 12" speaker both of which are angled - the 12 downwards for depth and the 10 upwards so its pointing at ear level when you play. It's also 4ohm. Which all one cab solutions should be in my opinion. It's very very loud. And very light - around 14kg.

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You're spot on with the shape button too Lozz - its instant ABM!

Hmmm, this is a bit weird though... Initially I played it through my sire v7 jazz (pretty much flat) and it sounded glorious. Now I've plugged in the fender precision and it needs some eq changing to get that richness and punch. Flat it sounds a bit synthetic. It's there though. Could be strings too. Jazz is loaded with daddrio exl170s and precision still on stock strings. I might swap them about and see.

Evening all, I've been looking at the ashdown rm's for a long time and today finally managed to pick one up second hand, with the idea of if it worked well, I'd look at getting the 800 and that would give a great easy lightweight set up and this could be used as backup amp. Well....let's just say this thing has blown me away so far! Lovely depth to the sound through my elbee 1210, but what I found really nice and pleasant was it had plenty of tone. A real quality to the sound. It's not just a flat power amp. Nice. Ridiculously lightweight, and easy to grab with one hand and move. Looks lovely too. The little vu meter looks nice and warm and also turns blue when muted and warm yellow when the amp is live. I've had loads of ashdowns in my gig life: mag 307, superfly, little giant 1000, abm ii, abm iv, ctm300 and so far this is right up there with them. Obviously it's only been at low levels so far, but if it holds up at volume, it's a quality amp and could replace my current set ups.

The issue with the g70 is that the receiver is a flat panel on the top of the unit, so rack mounting it (or racking over it) compromises its effectiveness.

Hi all, Since going wireless last year, I doubt I'll ever go back to using a cable unless I have to. I use a line6 g70 and love it. However it means it has to be on top of something and be unobstructed all around it (ie not rack mounted). I'd like to build a rack system again, so ive looked at the equivalent (ish) rack mount wireless system and they're x3 more expensive. Is there any reason why? Even second hand systems are coming in much more expensive than a new single unit.

I'd have snapped that up if I'd had been near Birmingham- top bargain.

15s are absolutely fine. Most PAs will contain either a 15 or 18 sub (as well as tops) so some of the sound goes through a 15 or 18 anyway (with the rest going through a 10 or 12 top usually).

Weddings now allowed for upto 30 people. No singing, raised voices or food and drink though. Small steps. But hopefully this will get the ball rolling.

Theres a hydrive 15 on ebay alongside a head.m, if you're set on a hydrive 15.

Agreed. With the Player for £650 you're getting a great quality, great looking, great sounding, solid, work horse of a bass. Not as refined or luxurious as the top of the line US ones, but it's not meant to be. In all honesty, in my playing career it's been fender, then replaced with much cheaper basses that I try and justify as being just as good, then a fender again because they weren't. Repeat. They do have that magic ingredient, where they sit in the mix without any effort or drastic eq adjustment needed, whichever one you choose.

Gees, that's nice!

Nice one Walshy! Love my ctm300. That cab looks class too!

Usually I'd agree, but the pick ups in the player in particular are very usa precision sounding to me. That's what really surprised me.

I think US standard just had normal frets (not rounded) that was approx a 95 model. I have them on my Sire v7 and they're nice to play. It looks like the player ones are just normal flat frets.

I've just got a player today. The comparison to the old usa standard is spot on. I had a 1995ish usa standard and this feels pretty much the same in build quality, finish and looks. The standard (if I remember correctly) was slightly heavier and thicker neck, but the quality and attention to detail is at first look the same. Personally i couldnt justify the extra £1000 for the new US but I can understand why some people would. I had a fsr Japanese black and gold precision which was lovely, but I'd say the finish and build is better on the player. Just feels more substantial. Whereas the Japanese fsr was a high quality machine, but lighter to hold. Glad to hear fender have upped their game all round.

Thanks. The shop was HW Audio in Bolton.

This came today. I needed a specific bass for a new tribute band and these looked a good option. By chance I saw one in the local shop last week, was so impressed I asked for a test play and was sold there and then. Now, we hear a lot about music shops dying out, but i really have to stick up for my local one here. They didnt have the model i wanted in stock, but went out of the way to order it for me from Europe. The timescale was exact (a week). They gave me a ring this afternoon to say it had arrived and when i got there they kindly asked if i just wanted to take it and whether i would like to open it and check everything was ok. They hooked it up to an amp in the shop then gave it a check over, tested it for buzzes and defects, then adjusted the truss rod to the perfect tension. All for free. All part of the service. If it had just come in the post from a mail order company he said it would have been poor to play as there was no tension in the neck at all. So, a big plus for buying from a physical shop. Anywho, on to the bass.... The build quality is perfect. Ideal weight, solid but not heavy, great finish and plays beautifully. Very resonant acoustically. The Pau Ferro fretboard is nice. Andertons described it as feeling a bit springy, and although it's perfectly solid, the analogy kind of works. It's very nice to play though, and sound nice. There is plenty and I mean plenty of difference between the tone off and on. From dubby 60s vibe to full on clarity. As part of the tribute look I needed a tort plate. I ordered one form mail order shop for £15. I had seen you need a 13 hole for a Mexican fender, and this proved right. It's a near perfect fit and only took 10 minutes to swap. Cant wait to fire it up tomorrow.

Thanks.

Brilliant, thanks. Sounds like I'll give it a go. Just to double check, as it doesnt show in the photos, do they come with the pots as well etc?

Hi all, I've just purchased a snazzy looking bass, but it's a cheapo and I'd like to do it up. Does anyone know how easy to fit the emg geezer pickups are? In particularly it says they come with the correct pots as well and it's all solder less connection. Is this true? And is it genuinely that easy - no soldering etc?